Cathedrals of Culture
"If structures could chat, what would they claim about us?" CATHEDRALS OF society uses 6 startling reactions. This 3D movie project about the spirit of structures permits six legendary and also really different structures to speak for themselves, taking a look at human life from the unblinking point of view of a manmade structure. 6 well-known filmmakers bring their own aesthetic design as well as imaginative technique to the task. Structures, they show us, are worldly indications of human idea and activity: the Berlin Philharmonic, an icon of modernity; the National Library of Russia, a kingdom of ideas; Halden Prison, the globe's most gentle jail; the Salk Institute, an institute for advancement scientific research; the Oslo Concert Hall, a futuristic symbiosis of art and also life; and also the Centre Pompidou, a contemporary society maker. CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE discovers how each of these sites reflects our culture and protects our cumulative memory.